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Design and optimization of the multi-valued quantum adder

Jing-wen Ai, Ting-yan Zhang, Shih-Wen Lu, Ming-Qiang Bai, Zhiwen Mo

Published Mar 19, 2025• 4 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Multi-valued quantum logic circuits possess the ability to store and process more intricate information than binary quantum logic circuits. A key component within numerous intricate computational circuits is the multi-valued quantum adder circuit. The primary objective of this paper is to propose a multi-valued quantum full adder and an optimal replacement of two multi-valued Toffoli gate cascades which can effectively reduce the quantum cost of the circuit. Constructed from multi-valued 1-qudit and 2-qudit M-S gates, this adder circuit is designed by effectively setting the control conditions of multi-valued quantum Toffoli gates. For a quaternary quantum adder based on this M-S gate architecture, the number of QC, 1-qudit gates, and 2-qudit gates are 48.6%, 46.2%, and 54.2%, respectively, of the previous design. Additionally, NCI and NGO are consistent with prior adder. It shows the potential applications of complex quantum reversible logic circuits.

DOI
10.1088/1402-4896/adc2b6

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Abstract Multi-valued quantum adder circuits, based on multi-valued logic, are significant components in numerous quantum algorithms. Their low-cost implementations can enhance the efficiency of these algorithms. In this paper, innovative universal architectures for d(d>3)-level quantum half-adder, full-adder, parallel adder, and parallel adder/subtractor circuits are designed using d-level 1-qudit (quantum digit) and M–S gates. To demonstrate the effectiveness of these architectures, quaternary adder circuits derived from them are displayed and compared with several existing counterparts. Judging by the results, these circuits exhibit reductions in quantum cost (QC), hardware complexity (HC), number of constant inputs (NCIs), and number of garbage outputs (NGOs).
Abstract Multi-valued quantum systems have more significant advantages in computational performance than binary quantum system, since the circuit design is more compact and efficient in multi-valued quantum systems. Hence, synthesizing multi-valued logic circuits is a better choice for future quantum computing technology. A subcircuit in the Grover’s algorithm is called an oracle, which inputs a set of quantum qudits and gives an output according to the search conditions. Greater-than/less-than/equality comparators are widely used in search conditions. In this paper, the ternary Toffoli gate proposed by Monfared and Haghparast is extended to multi-valued under certain conditions, and the existing optimal quaternary n-qudit comparator is optimized using the multi-valued Toffoli gate. In addition, we design universal multi-valued equality/greater-than/less-than comparators and complementary component, which constitute a comprehensive multi-valued n-qudit comparator. Compared to existing comparator circuits, these comparator circuits are more efficient in terms of quantum cost, garbage output, hardware complexity, and constant input.
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